PART RMISCELLANEOUS POWERS AND DUTIES OF AUTHORITIES
Payments due in respect of deceased personsR4
1
This regulation applies where a person dies and the total of—
a
any sums that were due to him under these regulations; and
b
any other sums payable under these regulations to his personal representatives
(“the amount due”) does not exceed the amount specified in any order for the time being in force under section 6 of the Administration of Estates (Small Payments) Act (Northern Ireland) 196741 and applying in relation to the death.
2
Where this regulation applies the Committee may, without requiring the production of probate or letters of administration of the estate of the deceased person, pay out of the fund—
a
to the personal representatives; or
b
to the person, or to or among any one or more of any persons, appearing to the Committee to be beneficially entitled to the estate,
the whole or any part of the amount due.
3
A person to whom a payment is made under paragraph (2) is, and the Committee are not, liable to account for the amount paid to him.